boundary/website/content/docs/commands/aliases/create.mdx

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page_title: aliases create - Command
description: >-
  The "aliases create" command creates a new alias resource for a target.
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# aliases create

Command: `aliases create`

The `aliases create` command lets you create a new alias.

## Example

This example creates an alias for the target `prod-ops.example` with the name `prodops` and the description `Target alias for ProdOps`:

```shell-session
$ boundary aliases create target -value prod-ops.example -name prodops
    -description "Target alias for ProdOps"
```

## Usage

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```shell-session
$ boundary aliases create [type] [sub command] [options] [args]

Please see the typed subcommand help for detailed usage information.

Subcommands:
    target    Create a target type alias
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### Usages by type

At this time, you can only create aliases for targets.

The `aliases create target` command lets you create aliases for targets.

#### Example

This example creates an alias for the target `-prod-ops.example` with the name `prodops` and the description `Target alias for ProdOps`:

```shell-session
$ boundary aliases create target -value prod-ops.example -name prodops
    -description "Target alias for ProdOps"
```

#### Usage

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```shell-session
$ boundary aliases create target [options] [args]
```

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#### Command options

- `-description=<string>` - Specifies the optional description you want to use to describe the alias for identification purposes.
- `-destination-id=<string>` - Specifies the ID of the target that the alias points to.
- `-name=<string>` - Specifies the optional name you want to use to describe the alias for identification purposes.
- `-scope-id=<string>` - Scope in which to create the alias. The default is `global`.
You can also specify the scope using the BOUNDARY_SCOPE_ID environment variable.
At this time, aliases are only supported for the global scope.
- `-value=<string>` - The string that you want to use as the alias to represent the target.
The `value` must comply with DNS naming rules.

#### Target alias options

- `-authorize-session-host-id=<string>` - Indicates the host ID to use when you use the alias to authorize a session.

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